Hinge



i openings in it Vfor, the :passageofscrews that Patented octet, 1922.

, UNITED sra'res maare-@tz ra'rsnrprricj ELLIS J; G. rHiLLirs, or'AURoRA, iLLiivors. assiettes 'romoiARDsu/'ELCOX MANU rAC'rURING COMPANY, or AURORA, rLLrrn'iis,A A conrennrion or LLrNors.

` HINGE.

Application ledlMay 31,

u and v,useful Improvements in Hinges, of

which the followingis a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.A :w v

In connection with the supporting in po siftion of large heavy doors, and particularly in connection with liingedly supportingin position the end member of a door Astructure that comprisesa plurality of door-sections that a-rehinged together after the mans ner illustrated ,in yLetters Patent No l,357,299,-granted upon'my application, it is frequentlyfound necessary or desirable thatv the pintles ofthehinges .be located at some little distance from one `edge of the doorway so as to allow such heavy vsingledoor, or the door made up ofa number of membersv connected together as stated, to be turned to. stand, when inopen position, entirely clear of the doorway. At` other times it is desirable that such hinge-pintles be 1oeated close tothe edge ofthe doorway.

,As generally constructed thejlong strap member of each' of the hinges-that is at-l tached to the. door has quite a number of hold such member to the door, andbecause of the greater strain thatisimposed upon the screws that arelocated nearer the inner end of such strap member such inner end portion is usually widery than "toward .its other end in order that more screws may conveniently be located .near such inner end.t

lVhe'n, however, the pintle is setback away fr these from the edge of the y, door opening,

holes in suchy inner Aendliportion of thestrapmember are not only rendered useless by being positioned over the door Jamb or over a "portion of the ldoor `that is so close to, Yits edge as to preclude the use of screws in such holes,: but by reason of theirnonuse they are objectionable in Vmany instances because of their unsightliness.... ,y

It isthe object ofv my vinvention to provide a hinge construction wherein the pintle may be located either close to the edge of the doorway or at some considerable dista-nce therefrom, and in either ease have the inner end portion of the long strap member secured irmly to thedoorwithout the use of 192i. seri-.11 No. 473,695.

screws therethrough, thus entirely obviating the making of screw-holes through such portion of the strap and, of course, doing away with the unsightly appearance above inentioned when the hinge pint-le is located at some little distance from theA doorway, as described. Iy accomplish this object as shown in the drawing ,and hereinafter particularly described. i In the drawingi- Fig. l is a front elevation of a straphinge secured upon a door and the pintlejtherefor being` shown as located at considerable distance from the edge ofthe doorway, the inner end portionof the long strap member of the hinge being unprovided `with the usual screw openings therethrough,and such inner end portion being 'secured to the doorby my improved means; i A f Fig. 2 is; an edge view of the hinge device,;sl10wn;in Fig. l,\the door and jamb being in section;A

Fig.l 3 is an enlarged vertical vsection taken atline 3 3 of Fig. l, except that the pintle is 'shown inelevation; and

l. Fig. 4t is a vertical section taken at line 4 4 of Fig. 1. f

VReferring to the severalV figures. of the drawing-' indicates 'an ordinary heavy door, or it may be the inner section or leaf of a plurality of door members that are y `as is generally the case, is wider at its inner Such hinge menty end thanat its other. end. ber as :heretofore constructed ,has been f provided `with screw holes therethrough at in. teivals throughout .itsilengthgand as stated.r has frequentlyhad through its wider inner end portion Vmore of such screw holes than at other places, whereby by the use: of greater numberof attaching screws at such end the hinge is better able yto withstand the sagging strain of the door. I retain in the hinge strap member" certain lof such screw `holes, through .which, as shown screws 8 areinserted. The screw holes that I retain are, however, only such as would be capable of use for the insertion of screws into the door under any feasible adjustment of the hinge that would position its pintle at a distance from the edge of the doorway. In order to firmly secure such unapertured y of the door.

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lougitudinallyaidj usted inner end portion of the hinge strap to the door Iprovide a` clip 9 the lcentral portion ofwhich, as best shown in Fig. 4, is struck up just sniiiciently to provide a flat surface that bears closely against thel outer surface `of the hinge strap while the end portions of such clip bear evenly against the face The. two shoulders 11 that connect the raised central part of the clip and the door-attaching ends thereof are so formed and disposed asto bear tightly against the side edges, respectively, of the strap 7 so ias to effectually prevent any relative movement `between such strap and the clip Vwhen the clip is secured in place by the" screws 10 that pass through the end portions ofthe clip as shown, which relative movement could not Abe relied upon being wholly prevented `solely bythe frictional contact ofthe inner face of the clip with-the surface of the hinge strap. In order that the desired contact of the said shoulders' l1' of the. clip with the edges of the hinge strap shall be maintained in any position of the hinge device it is essential, of course, that the inner 4end portion ofthe strap member T, `which is ordinarily wider than towards the other end, as stated, shall be of uniform width for a sufficient distance to permit of the required close fit ofzthe clip` whenthe pint-le ofthe hinge vis positioned close to the edge oft-he doorwayor -at the extreme distance. that it is liable to be placed therefrom f or at any point intermediate of thosetwo locations. If ithe margins of the strap member were not parallel to provide for such uniform width it is evident that the required-fit of the shoulders l1 against the straps edges could not be had in the different position to which the hinge `as a. whole was adjusted.v y

"12 indicates a bracket. adapted to be screwed to the jamb 6 .at any desired distance from the edge of thedoorway. v The bracket carries twov forwardly-projecting earslinf .which is mounted a pintle 14 that passes vthrough an eye 15 that is formed integral with the strap member 7 at `the inner` end thereof, suoli inner yend portion that carries saideye b'eingbent outwardly away from the main or body portionof the strap 7, as best shown in F ig. 2, so as to lie between the. ears 13 4withthe eye in position` `to receive the pintle.

fWhatI claim as my invention and desire to. secure by Letters Patent, isf-y4 1. In combination, 4a hinge comprising a strap member and a. pintle-supporting member adapted to be, attached to aldoor and a jamb, respectively, a clip adapted to be attached to the door and overlie and fit different parts of the innerend portion of the strap member to permit said pintle-supporting member to be located at different distances from the edge of the door,4 and other fastening means inserted 'through an opening in the outer'end portion of the strap member.

' 2. In combination, a hinge; comprising a strap member and a pintle-supportingmember adapted to :bei attached toa doorv and a jamb,respectively`, a clip adapted torbe attached yto the4 door `and overlie a predeteih minedpart of the inner end portion of the strapl` member to permit .it to be located-at varying distances fromfthe edge 'of the door, and other fastening means inserted through an openingzin` the outer endportion of the strap member, such openingbeing approxi` mately the'same size as said fastening means.

3. In combination, al hinge comprising a strap member and a'pintleLsupporting member adapted to` be att-ached to'a` door and al jamb, respectively, a. vclip. adapted lto be attached to the door above and-below the strap member and'A overlie different parts of the inner end portion 'of the strap member to permit'I said pintle-supporting member .to `be located at different distances from the edge of the door, and other fastening means insertedwthrough an opening. in ltheV outer end .portionof said strap member.`

4;. Inzoombination, a hinge comprising a strap member and a. pintle-supporting member adapted to be. attached to a door and a jamb, respectively, saidstrap lmember be- -ing adapted to be attached to the door by fastening means inserted through an opening. in its outer end-portion, and a clip overlying the-.inner lendportion of said: strap member andadapted tobe4 attached to the door atf'varying .distances `from said firstnamed fastening means.

5. A hinge comprising `inLcombinat-ion a strap member and a,pintleesupporting mem-- beradapted to be attached to a doorand jamb, respectively, said strap-member havingthe'upper and `lower edgesof its inner f L c ELLIS J. e.; PHILLIPS. 

